MATCH INFO

Taylor Crabb: “We came here to fight for the gold medal”

Blocking Dekita was one of American strategies for the match against Japan

Sho Kuboyama, Captain of Japan: “The American have a very balanced and prepared team. We could not play in our best style. We need to try to serve and dig better in the next matches”.

Taylor Crabb, Captain of United States: “We came to this tournament with one goal, that is fighting for the gold medal, and we knew that winning this match was essential for that. We played bad against Brazil, bur could improve for this match”.

Noriaki Sako, Coach of Japan: “Congratulations to the American, who did not allow us to play the way we are used to. Their setter (Christianson) played a great match, with an amazing distribution. My players were tired as we played two five-set matches in the last days”.

John Hawks IV, Coach of United States: “I am really proud of my team as we managed to react after being in a tough situation when we lost to Brazil last night. We watched Japan matches, decided to put a big block in front of their number 5 (Dekita) and it worked”.